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CORNERSTONES

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GOD IS GOOD

Our God is a good God. We have His permission to dream BIG.

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NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

Nothing is impossible for God. This leads us to have BIG faith and BIG faith means taking risks.

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THE BLOOD OF JESUS PAID FOR IT ALL

Our complete freedom was paid for at the cross, so we must come to a place of trusting Him in everything.

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WE ARE SIGNIFICANT

We are awesomely and wonderfully made. Each one of us was created to be greatly significant, so we should serve well.

CORE VALUES

Identity

  • God Is Good

  • Salvation Creates Joyful Identity

  • Responsive To Grace

  • An "All In" Mentality 

Discipleship

  • Focused On His Presence

  • Removing the High Places

  • God's Word Transforms

  • Creating Healthy Families

Kingdom

  • God Is Still Speaking

  • Jesus Empowers Supernatural Ministry

  • His Kingdom Is Advancing

Service

  • Free and Responsible

  • Honor Affirms Value

  • Hope in a Glorious Church

  • Generous Like My Father

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe that there is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator, and Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. He has revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent – one being in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

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We believe that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God.

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We believe that humankind was created in the image of God to know and enjoy Him. Yet, we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were intended. Because of this, sickness, death, and judgment entered the world, and now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin.

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We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God’s Anointed One, empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God’s kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven. He is now alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is "true God" and "true man."

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We believe that we are saved by God’s grace through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repenting, believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.

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We believe in the ongoing sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life and minister supernaturally. The baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4, is poured out on believers so that they might have God’s power to be His witnesses.

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We believe that the victorious, redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides freedom from the power of the enemy – sin, lies, sickness, and torment.

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We believe that the Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He gave His Church the ordinances of baptism and communion. The Church exists to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ and further advance His kingdom by undoing the works of the enemy, preaching and living the good news of God’s love, and discipling the nations – baptizing and teaching them to love and obey God.

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We believe in the ever-increasing government of God and in the Blessed Hope, which is the glorious, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign with His overcoming bride – the Church.

 

We believe that heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the lost and the saved, with the one destined for everlasting death and the other for everlasting life.

WHAT WE PRACTICE

Beliefs are not worth much unless they are translated into actions. Based on what the Bible teaches, we feel very strongly about the following practices

AUTONOMY OF EACH LOCAL CHURCH

Christ is the recognized head of our church, not any person, group, or religious organization. While recognizing the value of associating or cooperating with other groups of Christians, we believe every local church should be self-governing and independent from any denominational control.

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FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY

The church is to be taught and led by the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers for the purpose of every believer seeing and exercising his/her priestly and kingly ministry as outlined in I Peter 2:5,9 and Revelation 16. The five-fold ministry is to teach and train its people to do the work of the ministry with maturity and unity in mind. Working with these ministries will be elders, deacons, and the gifted men and women of the church (Romans 12:3-8; I Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:11-13; I Timothy 3:2-12; Titus 2:1-15).

 

WOMEN IN MINISTRY

We believe that women can serve as pastors under the leadership of the lead pastor. We believe that the lead pastor should be a male whenever able.  In a family setting the husband is the head of the household, but it is he and his wife that both co lead their family together as parents. Because we believe that men and women are meant to complement one another we believe that the church is healthiest when it is equipped with both spiritual fathers as well as spiritual mothers. 

 

PRIESTHOOD (MINISTRY) OF EVERY BELIEVER

"To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

- (Rev. 1:6)

"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood…a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you…"

- (1 Pet. 2:9)

The Bible teaches that every Christian is called to "full-time" Christian service, regardless of his or her vocation. We practice the truth that every believer is a minister by encouraging every member to find a place of service and ministry.

Every believer has direct access to God through prayer and Bible reading.

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GIVING

"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

- (2 Cor. 9:7)

Giving cheerfully and sacrificially of our finances is part of our worship. A believer labors not to accrue personal wealth or possessions, but to steward God's resources well and model Jesus to our brothers, sisters, and community.

Our work is an effort to serve our Father in all things, and one of the primary ways we serve God is by cheerfully giving God our "first fruits" (2 Corinthians 9:7; Proverbs 3:9). We call our members to give, not by meeting some obligatory percentage, but gladly sacrificing for the sake of the gospel because Jesus sacrificed for us, and all we have is His. God has been generous to us, and we, in turn, should be cheerful givers. (2 Corinthians 9: 6-15)

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BAPTISM BY IMMERSION

"Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith…"

- (Col. 2:12)

We practice baptism by immersion under water—the way Jesus was baptized and the way the Bible commands.

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BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a necessary and vital experience for every believer.  (Acts 8:15-17; 19:2-6)

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THE LORD'S SUPPER (COMMUNION)

"...do this in remembrance of Me."

- (Luke 22:19)

The Lord's Supper, instituted by Jesus Himself, reminds us that Jesus gave it all for us and points back to the Last Supper, which Jesus shared with His disciples just before His crucifixion. At that meal, Jesus explained His atoning death in terms of bread and wine. The bread, Jesus said, symbolizes His body, which was broken for us. The wine, Jesus said, symbolizes His blood that was spilled for us, and we are to partake in remembrance of Him. This is an ordinance that we do regularly when we meet together as a body.

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GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

The nine gifts of the Spirit set forth in I Corinthians 12 should be and must be operative in the church to enjoy the fullness of God. These gifts are imparted by the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit and only work or are operated by this one and the self-same Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:11)

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SPIRIT-LED LIVING

We believe the only way possible to live the Christian life is by God's Holy Spirit power within us. So we seek to practice a daily dependence on God's Spirit to enable us to do what is right as well as empower us with gifts of the Spirit. (Phil. 2:13; Eph. 5:18; 1 Cor. 12)

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PROPHETIC MINISTRY

We believe that hearing from God through the prophetic is extremely important for every believer to step into their true calling as sons and daughters of God. (1 Cor. 14:1-3; 1 Tim. 1:18-19)

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TELLING OTHERS ABOUT JESUS

"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,"

- (1 Pet. 3:15)

It is the responsibility of every Christian to share the Good News with those whom God has brought us into contact. We practice personal sharing about Jesus Christ and inviting friends to Grassroots Revival.

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